Google I/O Day 2 Happenings

Google on Thursday announced improvements to its Chrome browser, improvements to Google Docs, and Chrome and Google Drive for iPhone and iPad, among other things on Day Two of the Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco.

Google Drive Improvements

While Thursdays announcements paled in comparison to those rolled out in Wednesdays keynote big show, a few of them will certainly be of interest to us.

Most important announcement was about Google Drive, substantial updations have been added to Google drive.

One cool improvement to the product lets you work on word documents when you are not connected to the internet. The capability is available immediately for word documents, and later on for spreadsheets and presentations.

Google has been working to allow us to sync our Drive documents between different kinds of devices, and to work on documents with our friends or workmates regardless of the type of devices being used.

The company also announced that Google Drive will now be available for use on the iPhone and the iPad. You can now add people to collaborate with.

Developers can now design their apps to send faxes, and send and receive documents, using Drive.you from within Drive; while collaborating you can see your document updating in real time on whatever tablet or phone you may be using.Google says that more than 10 million people began using Google Drive in just over 10 weeks after its release.

Chrome Browser Improvements

Google says more than 310 million people worldwide now use the Chrome browser.Google Chrome browser product manager Brian Rakowski was on stage to announce some new capabilities for developers.

He also demonstrated how developers will now be able to easily build voice recognition into their Chrome apps. That will allow users to give commands to their apps without touching touchscreens or typing.

The biggest announcment around Chrome, however, is the news that a version of the Chrome browser for the iPhone and the iPad will become available today.

Chromebooks performance is SuperFast

The Chromebooks that Google introduced last year were not well received, mainly because of their connection and storage limitations, and because of sluggish performance. But the Google laptops have survived, and Google says the the new Chromebooks are three times faster than the original chromebooks.

They will also become easier to purchase. Chromebooks will soon go on sale in selected Best Buys and other retail outlets across the United States. Google also says its working with a series of computer makers to release more Chromebooks by the Christmas season.

The Cloud is Spreading Far

Google says that its cloud infrastructure is now so powerful and scalable that developers can run their apps entirely in the cloud to as many users as they want for a reasonable price.

This was demonstrated by showing the Google I/O kenote audience an entirely cloud-based gamed called Bulletstorm on a giant screen. The game ran very smoothly in the demo, and the graphics looked great; it looked a lot like a game running on a gaming console.

Very Developer-Oriented Keynote

Day 2 was very much developer oriented, as compared to day 1 which was maximum consumer oriented.so many consumers were seen yawning in day 2.However, the developers in the crowd were treated to a reprise of the skydiving act from yesterday, in which the divers all wore the Google Glass glasses and filmed their descent from the air.